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Gov. Pat Quinn has called state lawmakers back to Springfield next month to consider a 2016 special election to replace the late Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka — a move Republicans attributed to partisan motives.

December 19, 2014, Friday

Gov. Pat Quinn of Illinois, center, greets President Obama, with Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, left, at O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday. Mr. Obama was in Chicago to meet with community leaders to discuss immigration reform.